Applied AI Architect, Democratic Partnerships

Details

As a member of the Applied AI, Democratic Partnerships team at Anthropic, you will provide technical support to governments of key international allies and civil-sector partners to support democratic resilience. You will collaborate with Policy, National Security, Product, Research, and Engineering teams to help partners build, integrate, and ship Claude deployments.

You will explain complex topics, including the potential benefits and harms of frontier AI, to technical and non-technical audiences. You will also help identify how Anthropic's AI systems can serve public interests in frontline democracies while maintaining high safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with partner technical teams to build and ship Claude deployments.
• Guide setup, architecture, and integration using Claude Code and the Claude API.
• Build pilots and repeatable workflows that can scale across partner agencies.
• Support developer and university enablement.
• Document how to deploy Claude in low-connectivity, multilingual, and security-conscious environments.
• Represent partner needs to Product and Research teams to help deliver required capabilities.
• Travel internationally to partner institutions for technical enablement and relationship building.
• Establish a shared vision for solutions that enable beneficial and safe AI.
• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative solutions that leverage the latest models' capabilities.
• Support partner deployments in areas including education, cyber resiliency, and global health.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Cybersecurity Engineer working with governments, civil-sector organizations, or the public sector.
• Experience shipping software in imperfect conditions and taking a practical approach to infrastructure constraints.
• Experience designing novel and innovative solutions for technical platforms in a developing mission area.
• Comfort working directly with partner technical teams and motivation to work on deployments where the stakes are civic rather than commercial.
• Strong technical aptitude and proficiency in at least one programming language; Python is preferred.
• Understanding of and experience with large language model fundamentals.
• Ability to navigate and execute amid ambiguity, flex across domains, and find simple, easy-to-understand solutions.
• Excitement for cross-organizational collaboration, working through trade-offs, and balancing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complicated topics to diverse external and internal stakeholders, from engineers to senior government officials.
• Passion for using technology creatively, safely, and beneficially to advance safe AI systems.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Relevant field of study demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Compensation

The annual salary range is $240,000–$315,000 USD.

Benefits and Logistics

• Anthropic currently expects staff to work from one of its offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more office time.
• Anthropic sponsors visas and will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for candidates who receive an offer, with support from an immigration lawyer.
• Anthropic offers competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office spaces for collaboration.